Global Homophobia : States, Movements, and the Politics of Oppression.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (281 pages)
Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Political Homophobia in Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 2 Why States Act: Homophobia and Crisis -- Chapter 3 America's Cold War Empire: Exporting the Lavender Scare -- Chapter 4 The Marriage of Convenience: The U.S. Christian Right, African Christianity, and Postcolonial Politics of Sexual Identity -- Chapter 5 Gay Rights and Political Homophobia in Postcommunist Europe: Is there an "EU Effect"? -- Chapter 6 Sexual Politics and Constitutional Reform in Ecuador: From Neoliberalism to the Buen Vivir -- Chapter 7 Prejudice before Pride: Rise of an Anitcipatory Countermovement -- Chapter 8 Homophobia as a Tool of Statecraft: Iran and Its Queers -- Chapter 9 Navigating International Rights and Local Politics: Sexuality Governance in Postcolonial Settings -- Chapter 10 Theorizing the Politics of (Homo)Sexualities across Cultures -- Chapter 11 Conclusion: On teh Interplay of State Homophobia and Homoprotectionism -- Contributors -- Index.